Railway station · N1 9AL

London Kings Cross station

KGXRun by Network RailStep-free category AStaffed: full time

112

stations reached without changing

27.7 million

passengers a year (2024-25)

#14

busiest station in Great Britain

Cambridge

most common journey

Direct trains from London Kings Cross

The busiest places you can reach without changing, with trains on a weekday, the fastest journey and the first and last train.

Direct to	Trains a weekday	Fastest	First – last
Leeds LNER	35	2h 09m	05:40 – 23:33
Edinburgh LNER, Lumo	33	4h 06m	05:45 – 20:03
Finsbury Park Great Northern, Thameslink	47	5 min	05:01 – 01:36
Cambridge Great Northern, Thameslink	65	49 min	05:01 – 23:18
Newcastle LNER, Lumo	51	2h 38m	05:45 – 22:03
York Grand Central, LNER	59	1h 46m	05:48 – 23:08
Peterborough Grand Central, Great Northern, LNER, Thameslink	64	45 min	05:12 – 01:36
Stevenage Great Northern, Thameslink	50	21 min	05:01 – 01:36
Doncaster Grand Central, LNER, Hull Trains	70	1h 32m	05:40 – 23:33
Haymarket LNER, Lumo	7	4h 33m	05:48 – 16:00
Hitchin Great Northern, Thameslink	48	29 min	05:01 – 01:36
Hull Hull Trains	7	2h 36m	07:18 – 20:18
Darlington LNER	32	2h 28m	05:48 – 22:03
Durham LNER	18	2h 45m	06:33 – 22:03
Welwyn Garden City Great Northern, Thameslink	39	16 min	05:36 – 01:36

Step-free access

Category A · lifts at the station

This is a Category A station. This station has step-free level access to all platforms. Lifts also provided between concourse up to the Mezzanine and down to the London Underground ticket hall. The Assistance Meeting Point varies - please check with your operator.

Book help in advance with Passenger Assist through your train company.

Facilities

✓ Ticket office (Mon 06:00–22:00)
✓ Toilets
✓ Accessible toilets
✓ Baby changing
✓ Wi-Fi
✓ Food and drink
✓ Shops
✓ Cash machine
✓ Left luggage
✓ Taxi rank
✓ Bus connections
✓ London Underground

Car park: 322 spaces, 3 accessible. Cycle storage: 204 spaces.

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Nearest airports

London City Airport (LCY) — 12 km away
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — 24 km away
Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) — 25 km away

Straight-line distance.

Sources: station facilities and step-free access from National Rail Enquiries (Knowledgebase); passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road, estimates of station usage 2024-25; trains from the National Rail timetable for Friday, 2 October 2026. Timetables change with engineering work; check before you travel.

Live departures and full station details: National Rail — London Kings Cross.